SINGAPORE — Oil prices rose on Monday following days of tit-for-tat strikes by the U.S. and Iran that underscored the fragility of their interim peace deal and again slowed energy shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures climbed 58 cents, or 0.8%, to $72.57 a barrel at 0207 GMT while U.S. West Texas […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra on Sunday said the party has expanded its nationwide campaign against examination paper leaks to all 20 districts of the Union territory, and alleged that the Centre has failed to safeguard the future of students. He said the Congress high command had announced 28 pilot […]
ISLAMABAD — Former skipper Babar Azam has been named to return as captain as Pakistan revealed their Test squads for upcoming ICC World Test Championship assignments against the West Indies and England. Babar replaces Shan Masood in the role and will lead the side for two Test in the Caribbean from July 25 and a […]
ISLAMABAD — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday lauded eminent scholar Dr Zakir Naik’s exceptional efforts in spreading the true teachings of the Holy Quran and Hadith, besides promoting Islamic values worldwide. The prime minister warmly welcomed Dr Naik, expressing his admiration for his scholarly work. He said the entire Ummah was proud of him […]
SRINAGAR — Lok Sabha MP from Baramulla Sheikh Abdul Rashid on Wednesday asked the civil and military authorities to keep the Rajwar Gate in the Handwara area of north Kashmir open round-the-clock. “Rashid took up the matter of opening the Rajwar Gate round-the-clock for public movement with both civil and military authorities,” a spokesman of […]
PAHALGAM — In light of the escalating tensions in the Middle East, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday, stressed the need for peace and hoped that the big powers of the world will ensure that there is no third World War. “I hope the big powers of the world will ensure that there is […]
NEW DELHI — Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was detained by the Delhi Police, has been released from Bawana Police Station on Wednesday. A team of Delhi Police escorted him to Rajghat where he is expected to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of Gandhu Jayanti. Wangchuk, along with around 120 others from […]
TEHRAN — Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has called the United Nations and other European nations the root cause of the problems in West Asia, Iran-based IRNA reported. While addressing a group of Iranian elites and top students in Tehran on Wednesday, he stressed that the cause of the problem–which results in conflicts, wars, […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said the conduct of peaceful elections and recent development in Jammu and Kashmir is proof of the fact that the Union territory is now busy “creating a new history by forgetting its past.” Addressing a function at Raj Bhavan here on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, Sinha […]
SRINAGAR — The National Conference Congress alliance is open to taking support of like-minded parties and individuals for government formation in the Union Territory if such a need arises, the Congress’ Jammu and Kashmir unit chief Tariq Hameed Karra said on Wednesday. “What we can see is that the people have voted in favour of […]
JAMMU — The Kashmiri Pandits registered a voter turnout of over 30 per cent in the third and final phase of the elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Spread across 16 assembly segments in three districts of North Kashmir, the Kashmiri Pandits cast their votes at 24 specially designated polling booths in Jammu, Udhampur and Delhi-NCR. […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has filed a petition in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court challenging his “house arrest”, the separatist amalgam said on Wednesday. It said the court is scheduled to hear the petition on Friday. While the Hurriyat has claimed that its chairman has been under house detention for […]
NEW DELHI — With government’s digital initiatives, India’s financial ecosystem has undergone a paradigm shift over the last few years. A recent report by Ask Capital says with enablers like deep internet penetration efficient and cheap 4G and 5G services along with government digital initiatives India is set to become a USD 1 trillion digital […]
